"The book that could change how kids learn about digital privacy. ‘Privacy, Please!’ offers a 4-year-old-friendly take on avoiding surveillance from grown-ups—or your annoying sibling." — Rob Pegoraro, Fast Company
The book that could change how kids learn about digital privacy by Rob Pegoraro, Fast Company, 4 January 2026.
'Privacy, Please!' Lorrie Cranor on why she wrote a privacy book for 4-to-6-year-olds, Interview with Jedidiah Bracy, The Privacy Advisor Podcast, 12 December 2025.
"This new children’s book is a bedtime story for the AI age." — Shira Ovide, The Washington Post
This new children’s book is a bedtime story for the AI age: With “Privacy, Please!” a longtime cybersecurity expert wants preschoolers to start learning about digital privacy. by Shira Ovide, The Washington Post's The Tech Friend, 5 December 2025. [Also on MSN]
Lorrie Cranor on Weekly Privacy Chat with FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky, LinkedIn Live, 5 December 2025.
New children’s book from CyLab privacy scholar helps young children understand why privacy matters by Michael Cunningham, December 2, 2025.
Blog post: Why I wrote a book about privacy for 4-to-6-year-olds, 1 December 2025
Lorrie Cranor honored as 2025 Stibitz-Wilson Award recipient 23 October 2025
How to protect your personal information, keep hackers out of your bank account WPXI News, November 8, 2024.
Review by Mom and daughter
Daughter (11-years-old): "I wish I could have had this book when I was in Pre-K because no one had a clue privacy existed other than my teachers talking to a kid after they violated one’s privacy. I think turning the idea of privacy into a picture book could change the whole game. Parents and teachers can read this book to the smaller children or the slightly bigger children (maybe 6-8) can read it themselves for fun. The part about talking in private to a teacher really hit me, I used to do that. I was bullied a few years ago and talked to my teacher in private so I wasn’t called a `tattle tale.'"
Mom: "As a privacy researcher and Mom in the age of digital surveillance of children, writing a book to teach young children that they have the right to privacy is almost unorthodox. However, this lesson is greatly needed, and the author delivers that message in a thoughtful, nuanced, but simple way. The book gently and appropriately introduces important privacy concepts, like consent and body safety, which are critical yet sensitive topics necessary for preventing child sexual abuse. This book would also be particularly helpful for neurodiverse children who may need more private time to recharge to let them know how to self-advocate because sometimes, it is okay to want to be `left alone.'" — Pamela Wisniewski
"This book is fabulous because it achieves two key goals-it is engaging for children, with wonderful pictures and topics that will speak to them and support them, while also providing a research based education about the many ways, in person and digital, that privacy matters." — Jules Polonetsky